M&G Strategic Corporate Bond Sterling A Inc

Managed by

Richard Woolnough has more than twenty years of experience in fixed interest investment. Born in Chesterfield in 1964, Woolnough graduated from the London School of Economics and started his fixed interest career with Italian group Assicurzioni Generali in 1987. He then joined SBC Warburg as a sterling instruments trader before moving to Old Mutual in 1995 where he was responsible for the Old Mutual Corporate Bond fund and Old Mutual UK Fixed Interest long-term bond fund. Woolnough made the switch to M&G Investments early in 2004 to take charge of the firm’s Corporate Bond fund. He currently manages this and the Strategic Corporate Bond fund which was launched in February 2004. Both the Corporate Bond fund and the Strategic Corporate Bond fund invest mostly in investment grade corporate bonds, although the Strategic Corporate Bond fund holds far fewer stocks, and takes larger duration and credit positions. Woolnough also manages the M&G Optimal Income fund, which can invest wherever the manager sees best value in the fixed income universe.

Objective

The Fund invests mainly in investment grade bonds. The Fund may invest in derivatives in pursuit of the fund objective and for the purposes of efficient portfolio management. The Fund may also invest in other assets including collective investment schemes, other transferable securities and other debt instruments (including corporate, high yield and government debt, convertible and preference stocks), cash, and near cash, deposits, warrants and money market instruments.

Jupiter Asset Management’s John Chatfeild-Roberts withdrew around £400 million from the Threadneedle Emerging Market Bond Fund between June and August, as part of a wider investor flight from risky assets.

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